Chapter 15：The Rysia he used to love. (1/2)

When I reach the office, I knock a few times, and Honey tells me to come in.

I go through the door, shut it behind me, and take a seat.

Honey places the pen she's holding aside and crosses her arms on the desk. ”You're coming tonight. Not that you have much of a choice, I suppose since it's mandatory and all.” She laughs.

”Yep. I'll be there.”

Honey pushes her lips up into a pout. ”Hmph. Too bad that it's going to be informal. It's been a while since I've seen you dress up. I remember you clean up quite nicely.”

”How rude. I think I still look great in casual wear.” I say flatly, in response.

Honey straightens up her posture and leans back into her office chair. ”Okay, enough joking around. I asked you to come as I am letting you know the first person you'll be managing.”

Geez. The only one joking around is you, alright?! Hmm... let me guess; it's going to be Charles Boet.

”The first person you'll be managing is the leader of 7Crowns, Charles Boet.”

Bingo.

Not a shocker at this point since he went out of his way to 'check me out' earlier. Essentially ruined the surprise, that brat.

Shifting in my seat, I continue to listen to the woman in front of me.

”Charles is the most popular one in the group, so I imagine he'll be getting a lot of offers. If you need any consultations and whatnot, feel free to make use of Jett. Well, even if you don't have any questions, it's still better to run things by him first before deciding.”

Blinking my eyes a few times, I cringe inwardly as that means I need to interact with him even more.

I am not sure how much more of that 'sulking' and that look of 'being hurt' I can take.

All this guilt is swallowing me whole.

It's already evident that I'll most likely see myself crumbling, not too far off in the future.

”Uh... Can't I just... pass the papers on to him and wait for feedback by e-mail or something?”

”I would be able to do a lot more with all that time we'd be using to talk. All he has to do is approve and disapprove anyway in the end, and that's fine with me.” The hands that are on my lap gently curl up as I try to give myself a way out with Ms. CEO.

Honey glances at me with suspicion. ”Hmm...? What's wrong with doing it in person? I suppose it'd only be a slight inconvenience for Mr. Harland to e-mail you about each project, but it's much more efficient to do these consultations face to face.”

Putting two and two together, she seems to have thought of something. Honey's eyes start to grow thin. ”Are... Are you... avoiding him?”

”I already thought of soooo many great lines to tease you guys with. I even have a list here. See?! They're going to go to waste now.” She slides a notepad across the desk to get it closer to me. Grumbling, she looks away sadly, slumping into her chair.